Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Polk 
Pope 
Ramsey 
Red Lake 
Redwood 
Renville 
Rice 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
587 
302 
15 
119 
584 
451 
562 
2007 
571 
349 
16 
127 
504 
414 
476 
Any 
2012 
735 
629 
82 
203 
579 
610 
742 
2007 
1,038 
706 
14 
255 
711 
705 
1,018 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
121 
70 
- 
36 
108 
108 
88 
2007 
223 
158 
2 
43 
155 
166 
176 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
51 
36 
- 
32 
98 
38 
35 
2007 
64 
45 
1 
23 
84 
58 
56 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
92 
47 
4 
37 
85 
74 
105 
2007 
157 
66 
5 
44 
103 
98 
117 
200 days or more 
2012 
471 
476 
78 
98 
288 
390 
514 
2007 
594 
437 
6 
145 
369 
383 
669 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
47 
26 
6 
11 
30 
10 
26 
2007 
36 
23 
- 
7 
33 
26 
26 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
37 
42 
9 
13 
32 
40 
48 
2007 
60 
67 
4 
12 
40 
46 
53 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
129 
132 
12 
28 
127 
102 
158 
2007 
207 
155 
3 
47 
111 
118 
203 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,109 
731 
70 
270 
974 
909 
1,072 
2007 
1,306 
810 
23 
316 
1,031 
929 
1,212 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
26.8 
24,1 
20.1 
25.4 
27.1 
27.4 
25.0 
2007 
25.3 
23.4 
23.4 
24.9 
25.8 
25.6 
24.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
39 
21 
6 
4 
28 
5 
21 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
26 
38 
9 
5 
17 
39 
38 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
117 
111 
12 
22 
115 
88 
99 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,140 
761 
70 
291 
1,003 
929 
1,146 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
28.5 
26.3 
20.1 
27.9 
28.9 
28.8 
27.3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
7 
17 
- 
- 
13 
6 
5 
2007 
15 
8 
- 
- 
29 
7 
3 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
72 
57 
2 
14 
81 
73 
66 
2007 
95 
63 
1 
18 
83 
98 
70 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
158 
106 
39 
38 
131 
113 
108 
2007 
211 
133 
8 
47 
185 
172 
197 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
345 
182 
20 
85 
355 
359 
344 
2007 
448 
276 
3 
119 
341 
362 
436 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
207 
140 
4 
33 
137 
177 
188 
2007 
218 
174 
2 
51 
173 
163 
193 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
147 
181 
3 
53 
173 
132 
199 
2007 
189 
112 
6 
49 
122 
106 
168 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
123 
89 
26 
39 
89 
71 
149 
2007 
150 
93 
- 
42 
119 
80 
163 
70 years and over 
2012 
263 
159 
3 
60 
184 
130 
245 
2007 
283 
196 
10 
56 
163 
131 
264 
Average age 
2012 
57.0 
57.0 
50.2 
57.4 
55.2 
54.8 
58.0 
2007 
56.0 
56.3 
57.9 
56.2 
53.9 
53.0 
56.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
1,006 
651 
16 
232 
905 
834 
979 
2007 
1,001 
585 
16 
242 
791 
749 
855 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
67 
61 
1 
15 
90 
47 
127 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
423 
352 
8 
112 
519 
357 
298 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
139 
72 
6 
25 
65 
136 
72 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
231 
72 
100 
25 
20 
254 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
155 
75 
3 
35 
126 
113 
141 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
142 
78 
1 
22 
135 
202 
153 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
28 
4 
3 
2 
23 
14 
24 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
17 
12 
- 
- 
28 
25 
13 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
1,259 
887 
55 
310 
1,119 
1,017 
1,265 
acres, 2012 
980,253 
321,699 
240 
194,874 
488,371 
586,612 
220,847 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
17 
35 
5 
7 
47 
85 
34 
acres, 2012 
11,548 
12,878 
(D) 
3,592 
25,878 
26,436 
9,483 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
1,049 
803 
49 
286 
970 
883 
1,174 
2007 
1,255 
866 
22 
335 
1,006 
922 
1,331 
acres, 2012 
598,161 
248,073 
(D) 
168,894 
367,863 
431,150 
185,223 
2007 
627,468 
250,083 
205 
185,575 
420,095 
415,920 
195,751 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
121 
60 
1 
22 
66 
68 
65 
2007 
171 
104 
2 
29 
86 
74 
111 
acres, 2012 
222,067 
42,363 
(D) 
12,090 
63,800 
91,806 
40,197 
2007 
236,345 
69,605 
(D) 
19,717 
70,226 
105,118 
45,734 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
123 
41 
42 
14 
98 
85 
27 
2007 
117 
30 
3 
8 
79 
74 
22 
acres, 2012 
243,129 
36,562 
(D) 
17,718 
83,657 
88,046 
5,948 
2007 
204,452 
27,249 
(D) 
16,268 
57,916 
89,164 
7,492 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
4 
6 
1 
- 
2 
7 
9 
2007 
11 
7 
- 
- 
4 
7 
7 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
2,013 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
9,352 
1,076 
2007 
13,116 
2,480 
- 
607 
4,540 
1,260 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
25 
21 
4 
- 
27 
18 
29 
2007 
55 
48 
3 
10 
40 
42 
23 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
4,917 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,285 
4,098 
2007 
18,380 
10,678 
(D) 
1,909 
5,011 
4,992 
2,857 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Minnesota 641 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
